Ridgeland station

Ridgeland is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line. It is located in the suburb of Oak Park just west of Chicago. To the north of the station is the triple tracked Union Pacific West Line.

Ridgeland   400W 100S
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	36 South Ridgeland Avenue Oak Park, Illinois 60302
Coordinates	41.886955°N 87.784628°W / 41.886955; -87.784628
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Lake Branch
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2 tracks
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	January 25, 1901
Rebuilt	1962
Passengers
2022	159,921[1]  35.3%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Oak Park toward Harlem/Lake Green Line Austin toward Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Avenue toward Geneva Galena Division Austin Boulevard toward Chicago Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Oak Park toward Harlem/Lake Lake Street Elevated Lombard Closed 1948 toward Loop (Randolph/Wells) or Market Terminal
Track layout Legend South Blvd. Green to Harlem/Lake Ridgeland Ave. North Blvd. UP-W Cuyler Ave. Green to Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove
Location

Station layout

The station consists of a two tracks single island platform with an entrance at the west end of the platform. There formerly existed an entrance at the eastern end of the platform, but this entrance has been permanently closed.

Bus connections

CTA

• 86 Narragansett/Ridgeland (Weekdays only)

Pace

• 309 Lake Street
• 313 St. Charles Road
• 314 Ridgeland Avenue (Monday-Saturday only)

References

1. "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.

External links

• Ridgeland station page at Chicago-L.org
• Ridgeland Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View